Body adornments show that we're aware of our bodies and expect others to be aware as well.

My fondest wish, I suppose, would be to die at the keyboard right after finishing a book, perhaps with a little time off to have some really good sex. It's not, 'Oh, thank God, this is book No. 250. I can die now.'

The man that put that hurt look in your eyes, could be worth everything, or nothing at all.

And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking.

I don't let myself believe in writer's block. I feel very strongly writing is habit as much as an art or a craft. And if you write crap, you're still writing.

You have to trust or you're only living half a life.

You didn’t hurt me, the situation did. And now that I know why I felt that way, it won’t hurt.